Exploring Atlantic Transitions - Archaeologies of Transience and Permanence in New Found Lands (Hardcover)

Current approaches to the archaeological understanding of permanence and transience in the early modern period, Can we approach European expansion to the Americas and elsewhere without colonial triumphalism? A research strategy which automatically treats early establishments overseas as embryonic colonies produces predictable results: in retrospect, some were, some were not. The approach reflected in the essays collected here does not exclude an interest in colonialism as an enduring practice, but the focus of the volume is population mobility and stability. Post-medieval archaeology has much to contribute to our understanding of the gradual drift of ordinary people - the cast of thousands, anonymous or almost-forgotten behind the famous names of history. The main concern of the articles here is the post-medieval expansion of the English-speaking world to North America, particularly Newfoundland and the Chesapeake, but the volume includes perspectives on Ireland and New France also. While most attend to the movement of Europeans, interactions with Native peoples, using the Labrador Inuit as a case study, are not neglected. PETER E. POPE was University Research Professor and former Head of the Department of Archaeology at Memorial University in St John's, Newfoundland; SHANNON LEWIS-SIMPSON researches aspects of cultural identity and interaction in the Viking-Age North Atlantic. She lectures part-time at Memorial University. Contributors: Eliza Brandy, Mark Brisbane, Amanda Crompton, Bruno Fajal, Amelia Fay, David Gaimster, Mark Gardiner, Barry Gaulton, William Gilbert, Audrey Horning, Carter C. Hudgins, Silas Hurry, Evan Jones, Neil Kennedy, Eric Klingelhofer, Hannah E.C. Koon, Brad Loewen, Nicholas Luccketti, James Lyttleton, Tania Manuel Casimiro, Paula Marcoux, Natascha Mehler, Greg Mitchell, Sarah Newstead, Stephane Noel, Jeff Oliver, Steven E. Pendery, Peter E. Pope, Peter Ramsden, Lisa Rankin, Amy St John, Beverley Straube, Eric Tourigny, James A. Tuck, Giovanni Vitelli,

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Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Society for Post Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Peter E Peter E Pope (Person)
As told to:	Shannon Lewis-Simpson (Author)
Contributors:	Amanda Crompton (Contributor) • Amelia Fay (Contributor) • Amy St John (Contributor) • Audrey Horning (Contributor) • Barry Gaulton (Contributor) • Beverly A. Staube (Contributor) • Brad Loewen (Contributor) • Bruno Fajal
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-859-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General
LSN:	1-84383-859-1
Barcode:	9781843838593

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